Ukraine's got talent

[BigDino]

This video shows the winner of "Ukraine’s Got Talent," Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch.

 

The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears, and she won the top prize of about £75,000.

 

She begins by creating a scene showing a couple, sitting holding hands on a bench under a starry sky, but then warplanes appear, and the happy scene is obliterated.

 

It is replaced by a woman’s face crying, but then a baby arrives, and the woman smiles again. Once again, war returns, and Miss Simonova throws the sand into chaos from which a young woman’s face appears.

 

She quickly becomes an old widow, her face wrinkled and sad, before the image turns into a monument to an Unknown Soldier.

 

This outdoor scene becomes framed by a window as if the viewer is looking out on the monument from within a house.

 

In the final scene, a mother and child appear inside, and a man standing outside, with his hands pressed against the glass, saying goodbye.

 

The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine , resulted in one in four of the population’s being killed, with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million.

 

Kseniya Simonova says: "I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And, there’s surely no bigger compliment."

 

Please take time out to see this amazing piece of art ...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vOhf3OvRXKg

 

Website:

 

http://www.sandfantasy.com/

[tooquicktostop]

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[BigDino]

Well its worth seeing again lol

[nevins]

bet she makes a mean sand castle.

[c8sup]

I thought that was incredible, beats anything on our talent shows

[ilicos]

She does that Twinings tea advert now doesn't she?

[Mike]

R-

 

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[ilicos]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_HBCTSsYyQ

[AndrewOW]

That's the first time I've seen that, and it is so amazing and a very clear story too.

 

You'd hate to have sweaty palms doing that though, eh?!

 

She was quite attractive too.

[gaz1]

brilliant, really enjoyed that:D

[marcAB10]

that was really good!

[Stratty]

First time I have seen that also.

 

Very good indeed..

[Scott]

Think I reposted that a while back too. Fantastic video.